fakes 1 of 2

plural of fake

fakes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fake
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as in evades
to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right

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Recent Examples of fakes
Noun
Using such authentication increases trust in genuine images, and undermines fakes. Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 20 Oct. 2025 Farid warned that the growing prevalence of AI fakes in politics could have a corrosive effect. NPR, 18 Oct. 2025 The offensive passing game benefited with play-action fakes. Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2025 The keen-eyed Matty spotted the key to Olympia’s new safe and then found a way to (1) Learn its location, (2) swipe the key, and (3) swap out the real documents for fakes. Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2025 In the decades that followed, Freeman, who died in 2025, assembled a vast array of literary fakes, collecting books whose content is deceiving in nature. Big Think, 13 Oct. 2025 Its modest following often dismissed those posts as fakes, presuming the quartet staged spooky stuff for clicks. Dennis Harvey, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025 There’s an ongoing push for offensive linemen to be cleaner with their combinations; for the running backs to hit the right tracks; for the perimeter blockers to be on point and for the quarterback to carry out his fakes with more purpose. Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025 Given that scale, some brand owners have had more issues with fakes on Amazon's platform than on Walmart's, according to interviews with brand protection firms, e-commerce consultants and counterfeit experts. Gabrielle Fonrouge,paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
On fourth-and-2 from 48-yard line, Nix fakes pitch to Dobbins and Sutton is open from moment left line of scrimmage because of formation. Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 21 Sep. 2025 The story follows Bárbara, rebellious and broke, who fakes her way into a convent for a private room and some peace—only to find herself on an unexpected spiritual journey. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025 Or maybe the trend falters, fakes overwhelm the feel of exclusivity, and newer IPs eclipse it in the fickle pace of Gen‑Z fandom. Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025 Sally fakes the act — loudly, while banging on her table — and brings stares from fellow diners. Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for fakes
Noun
  • While fake goods have exchanged hands in informal markets since ancient times, the growth of online marketplaces has contributed to the rise in counterfeits because of how easy online shopping and selling have become.
    Gabrielle Fonrouge,Paige Tortorelli, CNBC, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Marq Vision was cofounded in 2020 by Mark Lee, a former McKinsey consultant who holds a Doctor of Law from Harvard, to identify counterfeits in online listings using AI.
    Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In the knee-jerk world of modern football, yesterday’s world-beaters are tomorrow’s frauds.
    James Pearce, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • This fan-favorite promotion returns after nearly 10 years away, having been shelved following the exposure of one of the biggest frauds in corporate marketing history.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, forges an historic first week, its accolades extend to Billboard’s radio charts.
    Gary Trust, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Bettany played English poet and writer Geoffrey Chaucer in the medieval action-comedy, which starred Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire, fueled by his desire for food and glory, who forges a new identity for himself as a knight when his master dies.
    Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After encountering an old friend, Colette, embarrassed about her friend’s success compared to her own, pretends to be a customer at the DMV instead of an employee.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
  • In a particularly poignant moment in the film, Jiang stands by the window at night and pretends to capture and punch the shadow of a security guard downstairs.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • No one wants to give up on Erica, especially Uhura, who devises a plan to send another shuttle through the wormhole to rescue Erica.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Mary’s enterprising sister Edith (Laura Carmichael) devises a plan to invite Coward, in whose show their friend Guy Dexter (Dominic West), now secretly in a relationship with their former servant Thomas (Robert James-Collier), is appearing.
    Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Like the Chinese government and most of its people, the movie evades mentions of the mass casualties after the pandemic restrictions were removed, therefore foregoing an opportunity to reflect on whether the deaths were preventable and what lessons might be learned.
    Yangyang Cheng, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
  • For now, love evades understanding—which means that finding someone will remain, much of the time, a pain in the ass.
    Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Forgeries, hoaxes, and other types of literary fakery have preoccupied Havens, a rare books and manuscripts curator at the university’s Stern Center for the History of the Book, for many years now.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Frauds, swindles, cons, scams, and deceptions — collectively known as hoaxes.
    Scott Neuman, NPR, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The contenders, pretenders and everybody in between.
    Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Adjustments will be made, and by November and December, there will be a much clearer picture of who the contenders and pretenders are.
    Mark LaSota, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025

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“Fakes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fakes. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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